Job Detail

With more than 35'000 employees, Hitachi ABB Power Grids is the largest global supplier of products, systems and services for building and operating electric power infrastructure. At Power Grids Research, the globally distributed research organization of Hitachi ABB Power Grids, we apply interdisciplinary knowledge to invent and design the power system of the future. In close collaboration with our business units, academia and customers, we aim to address societal challenges such as rising global energy demand, growing integration of renewable energy sources and climate change. We deliver innovations that ensure that electrical power is supplied reliably, efficiently and effectively. Are you looking for an internship in software optimization for embedded systems? At Hitachi ABB Power Grids Research, we have an open position in the area of code optimization for real-time embedded systems. You will join ongoing research projects together with scientists from Hitachi ABB Power Grids Research. The internship will cover topics in the areas of code optimization, compilers, algorithms, and embedded systems. Apply now for this opportunity and become a member of our team of highly skilled researchers and engineers. The duration of the internship is six months, with the possibility of further extension.

Your responsibilities

• Evaluate multiple profiling methods for a real-time embedded software system used in the power grids domain


• Identify opportunities to improve execution time in existing software products


• Experiment with code optimizations methods (e.g. parallelization, vectorization) that leverage the underlying CPU microarchitecture


• Implement optimizations for numerical algorithms in the existing codebase


• Run different experiments to assess the performance of the optimized code

Your background

• Enrolled in a MSc degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field


• Interest in software optimization, compilers, algorithms, CPU microarchitecture and embedded software


• Familiarity with the C/C++ programming languages


• Self-driven and curious, good organizational skills, work well in a team


• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and make use of the time as efficiently as possible


• Proficiency in English

More about us

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com Interested in joining our team? If so, we look forward to receiving your full application (motivation letter, CV, references) only via our online careers tool. Hitachi ABB Power Grids Switzerland Anne von Niederhaeuser Talent Acquisition

Publication date

2021-01-28

Reference Number

CH50804762_E2